Movie Buff?

I'm no movie buff but I sure miss watching a good movie in the cinema.

The last movie I watched, or rather, tried to watch in the cinema was maybe two years back. It was Shark Tale. Mike and I experimented with taking Micah into the cinema with us. After all, it was a cartoon and he loved fishes and sharks. Micah was maybe about a year old, just started walking. Micah was actually asleep when we went in. We bought the seats in the last row so that we would not disturb others in case Micah cried. A parent with 3 children had the same idea, so we weren't the only ones in the last row.

The moment the advertisments started Micah woke up. We never realised before how loud it is in the cinema. We tried entertaining him for a while, pointing out interesting things on the screen. Five minutes into the movie, Micah decided that he had had enough of sitting down. He discovered that the colourfully printed carpets were more interesting than sitting down. After that watching the show was like a relay for Mike and I. We took turns watching the show for maybe 5-10 minutes then relief the other who was watching Micah play just outside the theatre. When the show ended and we were in the car, we pieced the story together. About a year later, they showed Shark Tale on Astro (cable TV) and we got to watch it proper. That was the last movie I saw in the cinema.

When Cars came out last November, we thought maybe Micah was now ready to sit in the cinema. He had seen the trailer um teen times and was really excited about watching the movie in the cinema. That fateful day, it was a family outing. We went to a cinema that was in a shopping mall. Grandma, grandpa and I took Max around while daddy and Micah went in for the show. Half an hour later, Mike messaged on the handphone. Micah was too distracting walking up and down the aisle. They both came out and grandpa and Mike went back in. Grandma and I went around with the two boys. Later we bought the DVD and Micah watches at home eagerly, wanting certain parts to be repeated or skipped. That's how he watches his movies.

These days Mike will just go to the cinema on his own. I sometimes find the butt of a ticket in his shirt pocket. He is quite a movie buff. So now he screen's the movies and when the DVD come out he will get for us at home. Sometimes he borrows from a friend. The last few movies I saw recently (in the last month that is) were The Ant Bully, Memoirs of a Geisha and The Holiday. I really enjoyed all three of them. Now we are waiting for the release of Meet The Robinsons.

The only thing is, we watch the mid-night show, starting at 12am or after and there's no popcorn or coke. Sometimes there may be some chips. Of course there is occasionally an interval where I have to attend to a crying child. But I do get to enjoy a show anyway. :)